29 Feb 1920:
Placed on the Retired List and granted the honorary rank of
Brigadier-General.

During the South African War of 1899-1902, he served as a
Railway Staff Officer and saw action in Transvaal, Orange River Colony and Cape
Colony. He gained RAeC Certificate No 236 on 18 June 1912.
He and Lt P L W Herbert, flew a Maurice Farman from Aldershot to Plymouth (160
miles) in December 1912 to take part in the mobilisation of the Plymouth
Garrison, in which their regiment, The Sherwood Foresters, were taking part.

He formed No 6 Sqn, which began experiments with W/T, but his unit was
used to reinforce No 2 Sqn and his squadron did not arrive in France until October
1914.